Smoothies

Highly nutritious energy foods that are easy to digest

Smoothies are highly nutritious energy foods primarily made of fresh fruits and juiced vegetables that are easy to digest and can be enhanced with supplements like protein powder or a splash of omega 3, 6 & 9 oils like udos and viridian if vegetarian or krill/cod liver oil with a handful of overnight soaked nuts like raw almonds or seeds, little organic vegan milk like almond, coconut, hazelnut, rice, soya and filtered water added to reduce thickness.

Also add a teaspoon of organic coconut oil.

Dates are highly nutritious, add natural sweetness and eating 5 a day in the weeks approaching birth help soften and ripen the cervix. Other natural sweetners are honey, maple or date syrup, stevia and agave.

Add organic produce where possible to your diet, especially fruits and veggies with soft skins like berries, to reduce toxic chemicals which will filter into your breastmilk.Green smoothie
One banana, one avocado, heaped tblsp virgin coconut oil, heaped tblsp cacao nibs, tsp powdered chlorella, spirulina or handful of spinach leaves, heaped tsp protein powder & any other superfoods e.g baobab, lacuma or maca powder (good for balancing hormones) splash almond or rice milk & water/coconut water to thin mixture, agave/maple syrup/honey/mediooj dates to sweeten.

Green smoothie
One banana, one avocado, tsp virgin coconut oil, heaped tblsp cacao nibs, tsp powdered chlorella, spirulina or handful of spinach leaves, heaped tsp protein powder & any other superfoods e.g baobab, lacuma or maca powder (good for balancing hormones), a splash of almond or rice milk & water/coconut water to thin the mixture with agave/maple syrup/honey/mediooj dates to sweeten.

Breakfast Smoothie
Handful organic oats, goji berries, tbsp virgin coconut oil, tbsp ground nuts & seeds, pinch of cinnamon, tsp of powdered lacuna, maca (balances hormones) or baobab, handful of berries e.g. raspberries, blueberries or strawberries, splash of almond, oat or rice milk, water to thin mixture.

Goji Spiced Smoothie
Blend together 1 large banana, 1½ cups coconut milk, 1heaped tbsp chia seeds, 2 tbsp goji berries,  1tsp cinnamon, 1tsp maca powder, 1tsp cacao nibs, 1tsp coconut oil, 1tbsp omega 3,6,9 oil eg. udos/viridian beauty oil.

Amelia’s Chocolate Milk
Medjool dates, tahini, cacao nibs or paste, cashew nuts (soaked overnight) and milk. Blend together.

Pineapple Smoothie
Wheat germ is rich in B vitamins. Fish oil, evening primrose oil, flaxseed oil and hemp oil are all rich in the essential fatty acids important for good health. Add any of them in this recipe. ¼ cup almond milk or other, ½ cup pineapple juice, 1 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or frozen, 1 banana peeled, 2 tsp flaxseeds, 1tbsp wheat germ, 1tsp hemp oil and blend.

Super Green Smoothie
This is a particularly great smoothie for diabetics as most berries are low in carbohydrates. The American Diabetes Association named blueberries a ‘diabetes superfood’, so blend 1 cup organic frozen berries, 2 cups fresh spinach, 2 cups filtered water, ¼“ fresh ginger and enjoy. 

Golden Milk Smoothie
This smoothie combines healing spices with lacuma, a nutrient dense, low-glycemic sweetner made from a Peruvian fruit. Lacuma is also rich in prebiotic fiber, which feeds those good probiotics in your gut. Blend 1 cup frozen steamed zucchini, 1 cup non dairy milk like coconut or cashew, ½ – 1 tsp chia seeds, 1 tsp ground turmeric, ½“ piece of peeled ginger, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract, 2 tsps ground cinnamon, 1 tbsp lacuma powder, ¼ cup organic rolled oats, pinch of freshly ground black pepper, which activates the beneficial properties of turmeric.

Berry Smoothie
1 cup frozen blueberries, 1-2 handfuls fresh spinach, 9oz/½ can coconut water, 2 cups of water, adding raw unsalted almonds soaked overnight for a protein boost.

Energy Ball Recipe
Great for Labour and Postnatally, can be frozen. 250g Medjool dates mixed with or dried unsulphured apricots, ½ jar unsalted almond, cashew or peanut butter, handful of goji berries, 2-3 tbsp organic coconut oil, handful of ground nuts and seeds like pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, almonds, cashews, pecans, walnuts, 1 cup ground cacao nibs, tbsp lacuma and/or maca powder, ½ cup cacao butter melted. Put all ingredients in a food processor with a very little water if too dry, so you can get a spoonful to roll into a ball. Then roll balls in chopped nuts, cacao powder or dessicated coconut as an outer covering and put in fridge to firm. Enjoy.